EP1267573A3 - Fernsehsystem mit elektronischem Programmführer - Google Patents

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EP1267573A3
EP1267573A3 EP02254114A EP02254114A EP1267573A3 EP 1267573 A3 EP1267573 A3 EP 1267573A3 EP 02254114 A EP02254114 A EP 02254114A EP 02254114 A EP02254114 A EP 02254114A EP 1267573 A3 EP1267573 A3 EP 1267573A3
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programme
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television system
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programme guide
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EP1267573A2 (de
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Dale Mountain
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Arris Global Ltd
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Pace Micro Technology PLC
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/41—Structure of client; Structure of client peripherals
    • H04N21/422—Input-only peripherals, i.e. input devices connected to specially adapted client devices, e.g. global positioning system [GPS]
    • H04N21/42204—User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/431—Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
    • H04N21/4312—Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
    • H04N21/4316—Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H04N21/488—Data services, e.g. news ticker
    • H04N21/4882—Data services, e.g. news ticker for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/80—Generation or processing of content or additional data by content creator independently of the distribution process; Content per se
    • H04N21/83—Generation or processing of protective or descriptive data associated with content; Content structuring
    • H04N21/84—Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/44—Receiver circuitry for the reception of television signals according to analogue transmission standards
    • H04N5/50—Tuning indicators; Automatic tuning control

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Marketing (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
  • Circuits Of Receivers In General (AREA)
  • Details Of Television Systems (AREA)
  • Television Systems (AREA)
EP02254114A 2001-06-15 2002-06-13 Fernsehsystem mit elektronischem Programmführer Expired - Lifetime EP1267573B1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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GBGB0114583.8A GB0114583D0 (en) 2001-06-15 2001-06-15 Improvements to television program display information
GB0114583 2001-06-15

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EP1267573A2 EP1267573A2 (de) 2002-12-18
EP1267573A3 true EP1267573A3 (de) 2004-01-07
EP1267573B1 EP1267573B1 (de) 2008-07-09

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EP02254114A Expired - Lifetime EP1267573B1 (de) 2001-06-15 2002-06-13 Fernsehsystem mit elektronischem Programmführer

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US (1) US20020194599A1 (de)
EP (1) EP1267573B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE400966T1 (de)
DE (1) DE60227456D1 (de)
ES (1) ES2307711T3 (de)
GB (1) GB0114583D0 (de)

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US8600836B2 (en) 2005-11-08 2013-12-03 Qualcomm Incorporated System for distributing packages and channels to a device
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US8571570B2 (en) 2005-11-08 2013-10-29 Qualcomm Incorporated Methods and apparatus for delivering regional parameters
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US5805235A (en) * 1996-04-03 1998-09-08 Hyundai Electronics America Bookmarking television program and channel selections
WO1998037695A1 (en) * 1997-02-19 1998-08-27 Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P., Doing Business As Time Warner Cable System and method for providing a full service television system

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US20020194599A1 (en) 2002-12-19
DE60227456D1 (de) 2008-08-21
GB0114583D0 (en) 2001-08-08
EP1267573A2 (de) 2002-12-18
ES2307711T3 (es) 2008-12-01
EP1267573B1 (de) 2008-07-09
ATE400966T1 (de) 2008-07-15

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